Waynesburg University will host its annual Crime Scene Investigation summer camp Sunday, June 22, through Friday, June 27, on the campus of Waynesburg University. Participants will gain valuable insight into the field of forensic science through experiential learning and strategically planned activities.

All workshops are interconnected through a series of evidence and crime scenes, designed with a hands-on approach to learning. Students will learn how to properly collect, preserve and analyze evidence.

During this six-day, five-night experience, students are given the opportunity to study with experts in forensic science as well as professionals from various fields including state and federal agencies. This year, camp topics will include scene processing, interviewing and interrogation techniques, fingerprinting, DNA profiling, Hazmat evidence collection, surveillance and search warrant execution techniques.

This year’s camp will also feature a new workshop titled Forensic Analyzation of Evidence, better known as Forensic Science. Students will have the opportunity to analyze evidence as illustrated in popular crime drama television series.

“By adding this component, we would like to give students the opportunity to conduct a few of these tests themselves in order to obtain a real-life perspective on how much time, energy and knowledge it takes to be in this career field,” said Faith Musko, camp advisor and instructor of forensic science at Waynesburg University.

Students interested in forensic science and criminal justice will train with special agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Bureau of Alcohol and the Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), as well as crime scene investigators from the Pennsylvania State Police and other municipal police departments. The camp will enable students to enhance their knowledge and understanding of forensic topics, as well as allow them to make valuable connections with professionals and fellow peers in the field.

Individuals entering 11th grade, 12th grade or who are spring 2014 high school graduates are eligible to attend the camp.

Participating Waynesburg University faculty include:

•Mike Cipoletti, camp director, director of the Forensic Science Program and assistant professor of forensic science at Waynesburg University, previously worked for the Pennsylvania State Police Crime Lab. He served as a forensic scientist and lab system quality specialist in chemistry and drug identification.

•John Mcllwain, camp advisor and instructor of criminal justice at Waynesburg University, has taught for 16 years. He began his professional career as a U.S. Army Military Police Officer in Germany. Mcllwain left the military in 1977 and became a Special Agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. He conducted investigations of the Federal Firearms Laws for 11 years.

•Faith Musko, camp advisor and instructor of forensic science at Waynesburg University, is a former toxicologist and forensic chemist with AIT Laboratories in Indianapolis, Ind. She is a member of the American Academy of Forensic Scientists, the American Chemical Society and the Society of Forensic Toxicologists.

•Adam Jack, camp co-creator, chair of the Department of Criminal Justice and Social Sciences and assistant professor of forensic science at Waynesburg University, is a former forensic detective with the Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office and police officer in Rostraver Township, Pa. He is a Certified Senior Crime Scene Analyst through the International Association for Identification and has testified as an expert in Crime Scene Investigation and fingerprints.

•Marietta Wright, camp workshop presenter and assistant professor of biology at Waynesburg University, previously conducted molecular biology research in type I diabetes at the University of Pittsburgh. Her main areas of interest are cell and molecular biology, genetics, DNA profiling and scientific teaching.